Tristan Bancks - Australian Author of Children’s Books and Middle-Grade Books Books

Cop & Robber

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Detention

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THE FALL

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TWO WOLVES

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MY LIFE & OTHER STUFF I MADE UP

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Ginger Meggs 100th Anniversary Book!

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Tristan September 29, 2022

Cop & Robber Book Reviews

Cop & Robber Book Reviews

Reviews for my new crime-thriller novel for middle-graders, Cop & Robber. Magpies Journal review ‘Themes of atonement, forgiveness, compromise, loyalty and redemption flow seamlessly through this tightly plotted, uplifting tale of adventure, love and coming-of-age in a bush township, and encapsulate the complicated balance of good and bad, confusion and certainty, weakness and strength, that is the common experience of all humankind. Fans of Two Wolves, The Fall and Detention will be riveted by this latest novel by Tristan Bancks at his entertaining best. Highly recommended.’ – Russ Merrin, Magpies, Vol 37 No 4, September 2022 Written By Sime –…

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Tristan August 16, 2022

Cop & Robber Book Soundtrack

Cop & Robber, my new crime-thriller for 10-14 year-olds, has a book soundtrack that I listened to over and over again as I wrote. … View Post

Tristan July 29, 2022

Cop & Robber Audiobook

Cop & Robber (for age 10+) is the first of my books to have the audiobook released simultaneously with paper and ebook. I was lucky … View Post

Tristan July 11, 2022

Cop & Robber Book Trailer

We recently shot the book trailer for my new thriller novel for middle-graders, Cop & Robber. Here, I share what went into the making … View Post

Tristan June 30, 2022

Cop & Robber Book Launch

The Cop & Robber Brisbane launch party and workshop is on 5 July, 2022, 10am at Where the Wild Things Are Bookshop (next to Avid … View Post

Tristan June 13, 2022

Cop & Robber Upcoming Events

My new crime-thriller novel for 10-14 year-olds, Cop & Robber, hits shelves 5 July and there are a range of Launch, Book Club and Festival … View Post

Tristan April 2, 2022

Cop & Robber Cover Reveal

My 2022 crime-thriller for middle-graders, Cop & Robber, now has a cover (with a quote from the extraordinary Morris Gleitzman, one of the authors … View Post

Tristan February 18, 2022

SUCCESS: 2021 ROOM TO READ WORLD CHANGE CHALLENGE!

I’m proud to announce that we raised $20,450 to buy 20,450 local language books for kids in the developing world through Room to Read … View Post

Tristan January 28, 2022

Shannon from Oh Creative Day! on Using StorySchool in the Classroom

Shannon Wong-Nizic is a primary school teacher and uber-blogger over at Oh! Creative Day. She is an advocate for creativity and literacy in children … View Post

Tristan January 25, 2022

Writing Prompts for Kids and Teens

‘How do you start a story?’ It’s the question I’m most often asked when I visit schools and … View Post

Tristan December 17, 2021

2021 Highlights in Children’s Book Publishing

2021 feels like a year when we’ve mostly been locked up inside, unable to travel, not doing much at all but, looking back … View Post

Tristan December 1, 2021

WIN Signed Ginger Meggs Book for Christmas!

And the winner is… Thanks to everyone who entered via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and eNews to win a signed copy of … View Post

Tristan November 17, 2021

NanoWriMo 2021

November is National Novel Writing Month (NanoWriMo 2021) and this year I’ve been taking part and documenting my efforts to write a 50,000-word … View Post

Tristan August 4, 2021

Ginger Meggs Teaching Materials

If you’re keen to introduce Ginger Meggs, Australia’s longest-running comic strip and star of my new book, to the … View Post

Tristan July 12, 2021

Engaging Primary Learners With iPad

I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but kids love devices! A collective goal as parents and teachers, has long been … View Post

Tristan July 5, 2021

2021 Children’s Book Week. 10 Tips to Make it the Best Book Week Ever!

The theme for 2021 Children’s Book Week is Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds. I love this idea. It does what books are … View Post

Tristan June 23, 2021

Writing Inspiration for Kids: Five Tips for Parents

Are you keen to spark creativity, encourage kids to write and just fill in some time over the school holidays? Take a look at … View Post

Tristan June 20, 2021

Ginger Meggs Book on TV, Radio & In Print

Our Ginger Meggs 100th anniversary book has just been released and we’ve been doing lots of TV, radio, video and podcast interviews. … View Post

Tristan June 7, 2021

Ginger Meggs Activities

Hey Ginger Meggs fans Ever fancied yourself as the star of a comic strip? Well, in the first of four Ginger Meggs … View Post

Tristan May 27, 2021

Ginger Meggs Book Soundtrack

Music captures and dictates tone and emotion in stories. Every book I write has its own unique book soundtrack. You can listen to soundtracks … View Post

Tristan May 4, 2021

Jason Chatfield – Ginger Meggs Illustrator

Jason Chatfield is the fifth artist to draw the famous Australian comic strip, Ginger Meggs, in its 100-year history. I was lucky enough to … View Post

Tristan May 3, 2021

WIN Ginger Meggs!

WIN a signed copy of my new children’s book, illustrated by Jason Chatfield, Ginger Meggs! It’s a hardback, full-colour, 100… View Post

Tristan May 3, 2021

Sydney Writers Festival Family Day

Sydney Writers Festival Family Day 2021 was a blast. Some extraordinarily talented illustrators, writers and performers came together to entertain big crowds at Sydney’… View Post

Tristan April 19, 2021

Ginger Meggs 100th Anniversary Book – Free First Chapter

Read the first chapter of my new Ginger Meggs 100th anniversary book free! The Dead Man’s Hill billycart race is the quintessential … View Post

Tristan March 22, 2021

Help Finish Jimmy Bancks’s Last Ginger Meggs Comic Strip

Ginger Meggs cartoonist, Jimmy Bancks, died in 1952, leaving an unfinished Meggs comic-strip on his desk. Bancks said: ‘Creators come and go but their … View Post

Tristan February 25, 2021

Online Professional Development Opportunity for Teachers and Librarians

I’m happy to be partnering with The Kids’ Bookshop to bring you an online professional development workshop on Wednesday 24 March in … View Post

Tristan January 22, 2021

Summer Reading Club

Need reading inspiration? A tip on your next great book? Want to gamify your reading? State Library of QLD’s Summer Reading … View Post

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